Where to order an entire Thanksgiving meal in NYC

Why cook a whole Thanksgiving dinner when you can order one pre-made?

Forget the oven this Thanksgiving and pick up a turkey and more to-go.

Whole Foods

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So you've offered to host Thanksgiving at your teeny tiny apartment and you're looking to impress people with your cooking. Is that the situation in which you've found yourself? Have you just now realized you don't know how to cook?

Have no fear! New York City, the land of having anything delivered to your door, has plenty of precooked whole meals for you to order to ensure your Thanksgiving guests aren't disappointed.

Here's where to order an entire cooked meal, ordered by price (high to low):

For a measly $420 you can order a meal that will serve around six to eight people. What do you get?

Thyme-Roasted Heritage Farm Turkey, 14-16 pounds

Sage & Sourdough Stuffing, two quarts

Cranberry Jam, two pints

Mashed Potatoes, two quarts

Crispy Brussels Sprouts, two large boxes

Wild Mushroom Fricasse, one quart

House-Made Onion Bread, two loaves

Cranberry-Nut Bread, one loaf

House-Made Pecan and Pumpkin Pies

The Backroom also offers a very chic “Mini Gobble To-Go” lunch for those who plan on fighting off their misanthropy and agoraphobia at the parade. For $20 ($5 of which is donated to the charity Citymeals-on-Wheels) you get:

Hill County Barbecue Market offers two sizes for it’s take-out turkey dinner — one it calls “The Ranchers Feast,” which feeds roughly five to eight for $210; and “The Governor’s Banquet,” which feeds nine to 12 for $300.

Whole Foods has the largest variety of Thanksgiving dinner options offered to its customers. People can choose from several menus which vary in dishes and prices with the lowest being a vegan Thanksgiving meal for one at $18.99, and a Thanksgiving meal for 12 (complete with turkey, soup, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, cranberry sauce and gravy) for $279.99.

FreshDirect offers fully cooked meals in three different sizes: small ($159.99), medium ($249.99) and large ($284.99). Each meal comes with a turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce and your choice of side dishes based off the meal size you ordered.